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An unopened sweet packet contains red and yellow sweets in the ratio 1:1. A child opens the packet and eats six of the red sweets. The ratio of red to yellow sweets in the packet is now 4:5. How many sweets
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An unopened sweet packet contains red and yellow sweets in the ratio 1:1.

A child opens the packet and eats six of the red sweets.
The ratio of red to yellow sweets in the packet is now 4:5.
How many sweets are still in the packet?

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Step-by-step explanation: The number of yellow sweets is 28. Step-by-step explanation: Ratio of red to yellow sweets is 3:7. Total sweet is 40. total ratio is 3 + 7 = 10.

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